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Of us in yonkers, new york. and those have got to be some of the highest prices in the country. >> reporter: they are quite high here, chris. and $3.84 will sound kind of good to a lot of people based on what you just said. for instance, in hawaii, it's $4.37. california, $4.20. right near in yonkers, new york, we're looking at $4.19. so you can imagine that there are some reel effects to people based on these higher prices. and it's affecting the people that need the most help. for instance, there's a food bank in santa clara, california, has now seen their fuel costs go up by $500,000, and t...

Raleigh. i'm meteorologist mike bettes. now back to you. >> thank you. gas prices are inching closer to record highs with just six weeks until the summer driving season. right now, the national average is $3.84 a gallon, up nearly 30 cents from a month ago. and this is going to make your wallet ache. it is about a dollar more than the average this time last year. the record is $4.11. we hit that in 2008. msnbc's richard lui is in yonkers, new york, where, look at those gas prices behind you, richard. >> reporter: i know. it does hurt. a lot of the customers that are coming by today here, con...

There are a couple of alternatives. one are biofuels. >> president obama's speaking just moments ago about prices at the pump at his town hall in northern virginia. you know, we're just six weeks until the start of the summer driving season and gas prices are creeping dangerously close to the prices of $4.08 set back in july of '08, with the currently national average at $3.84, we're just 28 cents from eclipsing that mark. >> right now, it's over $4 in some places. it's not even worth it, seriously, between the gas going up, at that point, and then you're paying insurance on your car, you know...

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